March 4

The main summation of the six articles in questions all point back to the significance and need for Hackman and Oldham’s Job Characteristics Model (JCM) as well as the utilization of job re-design based off of these findings. The JCM was originally created as a means to offer different principles that can be implemented at an organization to enrich the workplace for those involved. The JCM is essentially a work questionnaire that uses the information found to create statistical data in order to show the perceived amount of job motivation in employees. The first theory proposed five different job characteristics that could play a role in effecting the ‘outcomes’ based off of three different psychological states (Hackman and Oldham, 1975; Hackman and Oldham, 1976). The original five characteristics were based around the ideals of: skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback (Hackman and Oldham, 1975; Hackman and Oldham, 1976; Oldham, Hackman and Pearce; 1976). Through the information found in this survey, ideals were established which outline the psychological states or needs that are most beneficial in determining the motivation and in turn, assist in the possible need for a job re-design. In 1975, Hackman and Oldham set out to create the best employee questionnaire they could in order to get a deeper look into workplace motivation. Through their findings they were able to create a statistical analysis of results and create a way to narrow…

emotions from those of the client and responding with the appropriate prosocial and helpful behavior Oliveira & Gonçalves, (2011). Example #3 Clarifying the Meaning of a Vague or unfamiliar term The clarifying the meaning of a vague or unfamiliar term when a client describes their self as being confirming to worker them and client According to Colapietro, (2010) There are various contexts in which illness must be situated in order to be understood (above all, the phenomenological, and clinical…

Somethings I can compare and contrast in the TV show episode on March 4 1960 and the teleplay “The monsters are due on maple street” made by Rod Serling are. Some Different things I notice in the TV show in the teleplay they did not have dramatic music and sound affect. Also an in the TV show the people in the teleplay it did not say they had milk and cold drinks in act scene one the TV show it said how there was no power but how was the drink cold, maybe they are magic? In the TV show…

I am Erika Vasquez. This year is my first in 4-H. I am fourteen. My parents are Oscar and Dany Vasquez. I have one younger sibling. Her name is Angela. I live near Slocum, Texas. My school is Slocum ISD. I have two horses. My hobbies are reading, soccer, and drawing. Even though I don't own one, I love cats. My dream job is a radiologist. I discovered 4-H at my school's Meet and Greet. 4-H had a display board explaining their purpose in the hallway. My project goals were altering…

The countdown started the day my mom told us we were going to Atlantis in the Bahamas. One of the best surprises I've ever had. It had been years since I went to vacation with my family all together. The countdown felt like months or years but really it was only two weeks. I’ve never been to the Bahamas and neither has my sister Sydney which explains why the countdown seemed so long. The time came to go to the airport and board the plane. Now the countdown is down to 15 minutes waiting for the…

The first day I began as a county 4-H Extension Agent was January 23, 2010. As I began my new adventure with WVU Extension Service, my guiding principle was and continues to be this desired outcome: youth led by knowledgeable and caring adults learn and mature so that ultimately youth become caring and skilled citizens involved in their communities. Highlights and accomplishments of Kanawha County’s 4-H program include: • 4,797 youth and adults attended an education program by the Kanawha…

Often while growing up, we are taught to be good people, to have good morals, and to do others what we would want to have done to ourselves. However, being a good citizen is not stressed nearly as much as being a good person, yet both ideas go hand and hand. The quote "it is impossible to be a good person and not a good citizen" as said by the late University of Arkansas professor Diane Blair, although simple, has a deep meaning. To me, the quote means living the morals I was taught about being…

The Key to Scoring a Job The phases of receiving a job is simple. The applicant looks for a job, fills out an application, gets a call from the hiring manager if they are interested, schedules an interview, get hired or the interviewee has to wait around the telephone for a few days to see if they got the job or not. Several individuals fail to prepare on the upcoming events and happen to lose out on the opportunity of a job due to several reasons. One reason is not having a resume when…

about five months ago through our county 4-H program. Codey contacted me as the 4-H Educator of the county to start a 4-H club with his friends in the Ozark High School FFA program. I have never met a more inspiring, hardworking, pursuant teenager. Codey and I first bonded when I took him to the State 4-H Poultry Day three hours from where we live. The event registration began at 8:30 AM. That meant we had to leave town by 5:00 AM to get there on time. It was a long, early and entertaining…

When watching the video of John Cage's 4 "33", I was first confused on what William Marx was doing. I watched the video several times, to gain my focus on what he was doing. Finally, I understood why he was just sitting there and not playing the piano. Truthfully others probably have thought the same thing that I did when I watched the composition. William Marx sat down and opened the top cover of piano and set a timer, he never struck a key on the keyboard through three different movements.…